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SPANISH VERB

reunir

to gather

  • #144 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: reuniendo
  • Past participle: reunido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I gather
  2. tú you gather
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gathers
  4. nosotros we gather
  5. vosotros Spain you all gather
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they gather

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I gathered
  2. tú you gathered
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gathered
  4. nosotros we gathered
  5. vosotros Spain you all gathered
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they gathered

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to gather
  2. tú you used to gather
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to gather
  4. nosotros we used to gather
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to gather
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to gather

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will gather
  2. tú you will gather
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will gather
  4. nosotros we will gather
  5. vosotros Spain you all will gather
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will gather

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would gather
  2. tú you would gather
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would gather
  4. nosotros we would gather
  5. vosotros Spain you all would gather
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would gather

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I gather
  2. tú (that) you gather
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she gather
  4. nosotros (that) we gather
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all gather
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they gather

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I gathered
  2. tú (if) you gathered
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she gathered
  4. nosotros (if) we gathered
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all gathered
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they gathered

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú gather!
  2. usted gather! (formal)
  3. nosotros gather! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain gather! (all of you)
  5. ustedes gather! (all of you)

How to use reunir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Cada Navidad mi abuela reúne a toda la familia.

    Every Christmas my grandmother gathers the whole family.

  2. Past

    Reunimos el dinero para el regalo entre todos.

    We pooled the money for the gift among everyone.

  3. Imperfect

    Nos reuníamos en el parque todos los viernes.

    We used to meet up at the park every Friday.

  4. Future

    Mañana me reuniré con el dueño del apartamento.

    Tomorrow I'll meet with the owner of the apartment.

  5. Conditional

    Con más tiempo, reuniría a todos mis amigos de la escuela.

    With more time, I'd get all my school friends together.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que reúnas los papeles antes del viernes.

    I hope you gather the papers before Friday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El jefe quiso que nos reuniéramos a las ocho.

    The boss wanted us to meet at eight.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Reúne a los niños, ya nos vamos!

    Gather the kids, we're leaving now!

Good to know

  • "Reunirse con alguien" is to meet up with someone; "reunir dinero" is to raise money.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.